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Some ideas to make your consignment / resale shopkeeper week-end dreaming and planning a bit more interesting (and productive, perhaps.)

Wouldn’t round stickers, like the ones you get saying “I voted”, be fun to stick on your suppliers during the spring-rush intake? You could design them with a center message like “Life is Good” or and  I cleaned my closets &  MyShop’s selling them for me!

 

Need some Twitter-fuel, or an angle for your blog, a subject for an email or even a real

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media ad?  Read these remarks by the under-30 set about resale shopping to see what appeals, what would catch your customers’ attention… things like

diversify your closet and

purge your inhibitions and

look for things that reflect your personality and curiosity

are a great start on a publicity campaign.

 

Has Spring come to your shop windows yet? (Or Halloween or Christmas…) A little paint, a lot of fun and word of mouth!

 

 

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Need art?

Set a mood in your consignment shopSome of my favorites. I can just see these in dressing rooms, above wall shelves, anchoring (more…)

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You can do SO much more with your jewelry displays.

The delight of consignment and resale jewelry is also its curse.

After all, folks are shopping your place because they want something different.

But that very variety can make it really hard to create an under-glass display that (more…)

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If you’re approaching, in your shop, your slow season, maybe it’s time to do a project or two. Here’s some I’ve been saving for you. Got any ideas to share?

Old mannequins become word-of-mouth sculpturesTake a tattered or (more…)

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Tracy asked:

This morning an idea popped into my head about integrating recycled items into the decor as well as functional pieces. I bought a magazine the other day that showed a pair of old bi-fold doors that had been painted and turned into shelving. Can you think of any other fun and funky things to use that would be functional? (and cheap!)

Kate replies: Here’s some ideas I’ve collected:

The old bench as a 2nd level to a display table, and the old TV armoire…

More ideas, from (more…)

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